Bed construction



C.F.PLAC KARD. BED CONSTRUCIION.

APPLICATION FILED DE PatentedJune 13, 1922.

"' TTORNEYS.

CHARLES F. PLACKARD; 0F SUMMITVILLE, INDIANA.

BED CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jung 13, 1922,

Application filed December 6, 1920. Serial No. 428,681.

T 0 all 20 from it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLEs F. Prison-Ann, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Summitville,county of Madison, and State of Indiana, have invented a certain new anduseful Bed Construction; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

This invention relates to folding bed construction, and particularly tothose which. are not only ornamental but will be useful during thedaytime for purposes other than sleeping.

The chief object of this invention is to provide a folding bedconstruction with suitable means, such that the same is adapted tofunction'as a table or desk during such times as the bed construction isnot desired for use, whereby the combined bed construction may beutilized in the present type of dwellings if desired wherein bed roomsare omitted and a bed construction is provided in the living room ordining room.

The chief feature of the invention consists in providing a foldable bedconstruction with table or desk-forming means associated therewith such,that the bed construction is adapted to serve as a bed for sleepingpurposes when desired and as a desk or table for writing purposes whenso desired.

Another feature of the invention consists in. associating the desk ortable-forming means with the bed structure in such a manner that theformer is adapted to support the latter in the bed-forming position.

Another feature of the invention consists in associating with the bedconstruction suitable bracing means for supporting the bed structure inthe bed-forming position, and if desired, said supporting means isadapted toform a portion of the enclosing casing of the bed structurewhen the bed is in the closed position.

Other features of the invention consist in the simplification of theparts thereof, and of the simplified arrangement of the several parts.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

In the drawings, Fig. l is a side elevational view of the bed structurein the fold.

ed position and the table or desk-forming means in the table or(leslcforming position. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the bedstructure in the bed-forming position and the table or desk-formingmeans in the bed supporting position. ig. 8 is an enlarged sectionalview of the desk-forming means in the desk-forming position.

In the drawings, 1O indicates a suitable casing, which casing orframework may be of box-like form when the bed is formed as an entirety,or said-casing or framework may be skeletonized and built into asuitable recess in a wall of a dwelling, such as an apartment and thelike. Associated with the casing or framework 10 and foldable withinthesame is a bed structure 11, in cluding a base portion 12. which baseportion when the bed structure is in the folded position is adapted tobe exposed to close the casing or bed receiving recess.

The means for foldably supporting the bed structure 11 comprises a pairof longitudinally and substantially vertically ex tending supports 13provided with a suitable slot or groove 14 extendinglongitudi nallythereof to form a trackway. The upper end of the slot 14 terminates 111an angular recess 15 to form a seat for suitable pin or rod means 16associated with the bed structure. Fig. 1 illustrates the pin 16 in thebase of the track or slot 14, while Fig. 2 illustrates said rod seatedin the recess 15 and locked therein by suitable means.

The means for supporting the bed in the bed-forming position comprises aplate portion 17 hingedly supported upon the bed structure 11, andfoldably supported thereon as well. Suitable link means, such as a pairof bars 18 are positioned at opposite sides of the bed structure and arehinged at one end to the supporting plate 17 intermediate and preferablyequidistant from the ends thereof. The other end of the bar 18 isprovided with a universal joint or other suitable joint means, such asthe slot 19 and the bead or head 20 which permits the plate 17 to befoldably supported upon the bed structure, and yet when said plate is inthe bed supporting position, said brace bars 18 prevent outward movementof said plate. Other means for supporting the bed structure when in thebed-forming position comprises the links or hinge bars 21 plvoted at oneend to the base of the casing or frainework 10 and pivoted at the otherend to the bed structure at each side thereof. If desired, andpreferably the same is constructed such that the numeral indicates aplate portion, which when folded in the position as shown in Fig. 1, isadapted to orm an exposed portion of the casing. Therefore, the elementor elements indicated by the numeral 21 in Figs. 1 and 2 is adapted toform a portion of the casing, as well. as a bed-supporting brace, andsaid.- bed and brace plate may be ornamented as desired to correspondwith the remainder of the casing or panel.

The means associated with the bracing means 17 and 21 for maintainingthe same in the bracing position when the bed structure is in thebed-forming position comprises a lever .22, which in the presentinstance is an extension of the lever means 21, or the equivalentthereof. A bar orrod member 23 is provided with a hinged jointassociated with the lever 22, and the other end of said bar 23 ishingedly secured to one end of a pivoted lever 24. The lever 24: ispivoted intermediate its ends at 25 upon the bed structure. The free endof said lever is adapted to extend downwardly and is provided with anangular extension 26 which projects outwardly into engagement with thesupporting plate 17 to maintain said plate in the bed-supportingposition. The bed construction hereinbefore described is shown in thesupporting position in Fig. 2 and in the retracted and folded positionin Fig. 1, showing that the same is not exposed when the bed is in thefolded position.

Reference will now be had to the several figures, and in particular toFig. 3., wherein the table or desk-forming supporting plate 1 isillustrated in detail in the desk-forming position. Preferably at ornear each side of the plate 17 is hinged the link bars 18 hereinbeforedescribed such that the plate '17 is adapted to form a desk or tabletop. The plate 17, :as shown clearlv in F 3,-is provided with twoinwardly turned and angularly extending flanges 27, and the base 12 0fthe bed structure 11, as shown clearly in Fig. 3, is provided with theslots 28 and the bracket or lug-forming sockets 29. It will beunderstood that the sockets 28 and 29 are adapted to receive the flangedends 27 0f the plate '17 in order to support the plate 17 in either thebracing and bed-formring position, or the deskor table top-formingposition.

The hinged construction shown in Fig. 2 designated the numerals 2-1, 22,23, 17 :and "24: [is provided such that the bed when in the foldedposition. will anove outwardly from the casing and lock the pin means orr the rod 16 in theseat 15 formed by the angular recess communicatingwith the longitudinal slot 14:.

It will be readily understood from the description and drawings that theplate 17 may be formed of any suitable material and may be ornamented asdesired such that the same will correspond with the remainder of thebed-forming structure, and it will be further noted that the base 12 ofthe bed structure may be similarly and suitably or namented tocorrespond with the other exposed portions, to-wit, the desk-formingplate and the bracing plate 21 if the same is constructed a plate. 7 1

While the invention has been described in great detail and severalmodifications have been suggested, it will be readily apparent thatother modifications will also suggest themselves to those skilled in theart to which this invention applies, and all. such modifications as wellas those disclosed herein, are considered to be within the broad purviewof this invention, as outlined by the appended claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. In a bed construction, the combination with a supporting framework,and .a bed structure foldably supported upon said framework, of .a deskplate adapted to support the extended portion of said bedstructure inthe bed-forming position and movable therewith, and means for supportingsaid pl ate upon the bed structure, said means per- 7 mitting said plateto be moved into the closed position and to the adesk-fonming positionintermediate the ends of the bed when said bed structure is in foldedrelation with said framework, and said means further supporting saiddesk plate near the end of the bed in the bed supporting position whensaid bed is in the bed-forming position.

2. In a bed construction, the combination with a supporting framework,and .a' bed structin-e foldably supported upon said framework, of a:desk plate \movably supported intermediate its ends, and aneans uponsaid bed structure supporting said desk plate and adapted to brace thedesk p'late,.so that the latter may act asa support for the bed when inunfolded and bed-forming position, said plate upon one end and bedstructure near the extended end having complementary means for securingthe plate to the bed in folded relation, and said plate upon its otherend and said bed structure inteumediate its ends having complementarymeans adapted to secure the plate in the adeslcfonming position.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed any signature.

onazsnns F. PLAiCK-ABD.

